10 Sci-Fi Movies Where Evil Won

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[@openingband]

He goes to the store, grabs a shirt, goes to the change room, sees the shirt fix perfectly, goes back to the shelf, grabs 2 sizes smaller, purchases shirt.

[@Alex-bn3ix]

If you worked hard to look like that, why not?

[@TK-qg5tf]

Sound very salty mate.

[@RW77777777]

The man is an Adonis compared to the world of geek content spokesmen. Especially post covid; haters are brojecting

[@Trueforger]

If I was that jacked, I would, too!

[@gerbmcnuggets5466]

Gotta show off those hard earned pounds spent on HGH

[@bigandtoasty4566]

Honestly don't even show clips just this guy moving a lot. I love it.

[@lynntownsend100]

Yep! He's not in enough videos imho...😿

[@susanbartlett-ye6476]

You can tell he is excited to be doing this...

[@alanredpath8998]

Upgrade? Fantastic film with a really dark ending

[@jamaul1391]

Yeah, that ends with a evil machines wins.

[@Maxwell.Pegasus]

Yes! I was waiting for Simon's comments on this amazing movie! 👊🏾

[@slippyC73]

Yep, just posted that one too. Think "Annihilation" ended with alien, nature, or whatever the being was. Not really one of my favorite movies. Upgrade was pretty good though.

[@rorey9074]

Its such a good movie

[@rodneyhusain4837]

Y'all forgot about "life" 2017

[@danielbigham6290]

The Cabin in the Woods (2011). One of my all time favorite movies because of the twist in the story and evil wins.

[@AbsoluteApril]

probably considered horror and not sci-fi

[@danielbigham6290]

I originally thought it was just another teen slasher flick... until the behind the scenes control room was shown. Horror, sci-fi, still a classic example of the bad guys winning.

[@uragiunderground]

I thought the same thing. Like "damn it's gonna be some Friday the 13th nonsense," then the movie does a 180. I loved it. 🤩

[@micah4029]

I liked the twist, and I like when evil wins, but I dislike the ending of that movie.

[@VxZERKxV]

What Culture Johnny Sins

[@FormulaZR]

I really hope this vid does well on ad revenue. I'd like the host to be able to afford a shirt in his size.

[@mosiarmstrong]

LOL that's fuqqed up X-D

[@218maryland]

Tell em!

[@selylidne1133]

Nah, tight is better than frumpy overly-straight-dude shirts any day

[@NovelSimplicity79]

How does Fallen keep being forgotten? It is the ultimate “bad guy wins”.

[@alvinglenn458]

Absolutely It is the Ultimate because It Is the Process of Satan attemptin to Destroy and Own all of Mandkind. But for all you who don't have a clue, GOD ( the ultimate good Guy) SHALL Win in the End. But I did like the Movie, too bad though Denzel is going to HELL.

[@vuluc8891]

This is sci-fi list, not fantasy

[@lint4687]

Upgrade (2018) should be on this list. Great sci-fi movie with a nice twisted ending

[@MrLeafeater]

Clockwork Orange didn't have any good guys; of course evil won.

[@rickc2102]

😂 Good point! 😂

[@estreliasoriano5308]

Were there any innocent misjusticed and incarcerated in the movie?

[@Kikilang60]

Colussus The Forbin Project All time best, where evil wins. The movie acutally caused trouble for the studio. They had government officialss say, "No. Do not make movies like that anymore." Also, all your movies were subtle wins for the bad guy. Colussose was a masive kick in the nuts, that sent the audience's family jewels into orbit. It's a great movie for younger adults, because it the first movie were they get their little bubble burst.

[@francoisleveille409]

True. at the same time, just like for Wargames or 2001: A space Odyssey, movies like that were successful because people didn't know what computers could or could not do.

[@Kikilang60]

@@francoisleveille409 You're right. Once you are caught off guard, you are prepared evermore.

[@francoisleveille409]

@@Kikilang60 What I mean is, in reality computers do what they are programmed to do and have absolutely no clue whether what they do is good or bad (or evil). The good or evil comes from the programmer. I like the way Asimov puts it in his novels in that 'computers' (or robots) cause problems because we humans don't know what we want. Hence evil comes from ignorance.

[@rickhibdon11]

Agreed! Great movie, and even batter book! A hidden treasure

[@SuperBC1975]

"Gentleman, to evil." Mr. Black from The Simpsons episode 'Kamp Krusty."

[@markquaker8743]

2010 Repo Men is another decent one where it doesnt play out how you think it should

[@korymcdonagh1269]

Was gonna add that one..good call!!

[@DerMuri]

@@theinsidecradle3339 why is that?

[@666cancerofthesoul]

Repo men, came out a bit after the highly underappreciated Repo The Genetic Opera. Same premise. Just less singing.

[@DeecoyEE86]

If I had guns like that I'd pull my short sleeves up a little bit too... But I dont. So my tan lines are at my elbows.🌍✌

[@feelesh]

There speaks a man with pumped forearms. My tan lines are at my wrists.

[@DeecoyEE86]

@@feelesh here speaks a man that can afford that many long sleeves. Lol

[@alexafagiry4614]

Naked Lunch, Without Warning, Them (1996), Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County, eXistenZ, The Stepford Wives (1975), Demon Seed, Kingdom of the Spiders, Miracle Mile, Impostor, Alien Covenant, The Cave, The Box, Repo Men, Europa Report, Dark Skies, Banshee Chapter, Morgan

[@DJGamingSmash]

don't forget Dead Ringers you're clearly a David Cronenberg nut and I love it!

[@davidporter9553]

The Cave and Demon Seed are more of a horror movie than Sci Fi.

[@TheUnatuber]

The Terminator *and* Alien franchise should've stopped after one sequel each.

[@KEVMAN7987]

Add Predator to your list.

[@schoolfreak32]

The Terminator franchise was always going to end with Judgement Day because of the time loop firmly established by the first movie: the fates of John Connor and Skynet are conjoined because one is incapable of coming into existence without the other. Without the Terminator, Kyle Reese never becomes John Connor's biological father; without John Connor, the Terminator's remains are never reverse-engineered by Cyberdyne into Skynet. An example of this stable time-loop is that (according to the iMDb page) Skynet only knew three things about John Connor's mother: her name (hence the other two women named "Sarah Connor" in the phone book who were killed), her hometown (the LA White Pages), and the two surgical pins in her legs (in the novelisation), prompting the Terminator to cut open the women's legs for a positive ID. Skynet didn't know the origins of the injury requiring the pins: Sarah Connor broke her leg during the final fight in the Cyberdyne factory, caused by the Terminator sent to kill her.

[@spaceman081447]

@ TheUnatuber RE: "The Terminator and Alien franchise should've stopped after one sequel each." I actually liked Terminator 3 and Alien 3.

[@kolezlaw1797]

Terminator yes. Alien no.

[@realhoffman_3263]

@@kolezlaw1797 alien 3 was ok 4 great 5 awesome 6 ok.

[@durtyweeman1]

Love this guy presenting, really engaging ✌🏻

[@jena5634]

The best!

[@leahw2124]

Weeeew. Those are some present arms

[@OjoBlacke]

Present arms? Hmm. He seems to be in a perpetual state of superfluous flexing. Reminds me of my Uncle Pete, ex-bodybuilder, who always wore short-sleeved tees and kept this kind of flexing up well into his eighties. Nightmarish memory.

[@CashelOConnolly]

He has to look good,he’s a porn actor known as Johnny Sins

[@addis8077]

How could you possibly forget Revenge of the Sith and Infinity War?!

[@vergeofchaos]

Revenge of the sith SHOULD be forgotten, and Infinity War was one half of a lousy movie.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@vergeofchaos RotS is like, one of the best Star Wars movies. Probably second only to Empire Strikes Back.

[@addis8077]

@@vergeofchaos Give me a reason why it should be forgotten?! It is one of the best Star Wars movies, only after Empire Strikes Back!

[@vergeofchaos]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx When you say "the best" remember that star wars basically is awful. 8 piles of steaming crap with one ok movie (empire) thrown in the mix.

[@JollyJeff]

I assume that Revenge of the Sith doesn't make the list because it's not one of the top ten movies where evil wins? I think Infinity War doesn't make it because it's not really a Sci-Fi movie? You could say that all superhero movies are sci-fi but it's really a fantasy. Of course that means that Brightburn the list? I guess you could say that, since Brightburn focuses on the alien on Earth aspect of the story instead of the superhero vs super villain, that it could sneak into the sci-fi list.

[@Justin-nl9sn]

Thirst trap Friday courtesy of What Culture with Simon Miller talking about sci-fi. Perfect pairing.

[@rickc2102]

12 Monkeys has a positive ending, hey. Didn't you see the lady scientist at the end? "Insurance."

[@stephenolan5539]

Do you collect on insurance before or after bad things happen?

[@ringringbananarchy]

Yeah, in 12 Monkeys, the bad guy won BEFORE the movie ever started.

[@kwyjibo62]

They wanted the Virus in its pure /original form. She was there as insurance to provide that.

[@vergeofchaos]

"In the book" Alex's last name isnt DeLarge. In addition, Kubrick based the book on the American release of a Clockwork Orange, which omitted the last chapter in which we see little Alex's redemption. That's why the movie ends the way it does.

[@vergeofchaos]

@thunderbird002 Kubrick made the movie based on a truncated version of the book.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@buchichu7034 Or watched Ready Player One.

[@schoolfreak32]

I've read the book, which was divided into three parts: the first part ends when Alex is arrested, the second where his brainwashing is accidentally undone by his attempted suicide, and the third part where Alex basically grows out his sociopathic phase. In the edition I read, Burgess himself wonders if the third part is really necessary, so "evil wins" is a more-or-less canonical ending. As far as his surname "DeLarge", I think it is inspired by Alex's own narcissism comparing himself to Alexander the Great, and the movie needed an official family name since the book -- written entirely from Alex's POV -- didn't have one.

[@vergeofchaos]

@@schoolfreak32 It's widely thought that in the book Alex's last name is Burgess. Who knows though.

[@samclark379]

@@vergeofchaos No, Burgess was the author.

[@slippyC73]

"Upgrade" "Annihilation" "Deadly Friend" While doesn't fit it exactly, one of the most screwed up endings. "The Mist"

[@0007Kdawg]

The ending of the Mist was a gut punch.

[@lyledal]

Simon roots for the bad guys to win? That's it. He's clearly a supervillian in training.

[@schoolfreak32]

Not necessarily, since writers creating villains tend to have fun because the work's protagonist is by mandate always going to "win" in the end, resulting in said villains becoming three-dimensional characters while said heros are only two-dimensional (and the designated "love interest" only one-dimensional). Also, the "why" of someone going out of their way to do the wrong thing is interesting because the "why" of doing the right thing is kind of "Duh!".

[@lyledal]

@@schoolfreak32 Thanks for the "Well, actually..."

[@schoolfreak32]

@@lyledal Sorry.

[@darrellcovello7917]

"I like to be surprised." *laughs in Rian Johnson*

[@Clannluan]

I think it's fair to say in Avengers: Infinity War, the bad guy won.

[@jaredlucev4481]

No, because even if his plan went off with zero hitch the snap was never going to work. It was egotism to think that he saved anything or solved anything.

[@waytun9608]

Is Thanos really a bad guy tho?

[@KineticTaco]

way tun nope. Not at all

[@Rusaarules]

@@jaredlucev4481 Who's to say that? When he manually killed half of Gamora's homeworld, it went from a planet on the brink of disaster to a paradise.

[@SurfClimbRob]

Either way, it was inevitable...

[@brianbara3204]

If you'd actually seen "Watchmen," you'd know how to pronounce Ozymandias.

[@Revelwoodie]

Or just paid attention in school. It's a pretty famous poem.

[@Cydonia2020]

Brazil is my second favorite movie and I have studied it for years. But the argument I have had with people over that time is that Sam actually did win. Yes, the government has killed his girlfriend and blown his mind, but his imagination saves him and gives him the illusion that he is living happily ever after with his dream girl. Sam’s friend/torturer Jack and Mr. Helpmann realize at the end that Sam has gotten away from them and retreated into his own mind where they cannot reach. His fate may be spending the rest of his days in asylum, or-more likely-simply getting a bullet to the back of the head for their troubles. But for the time being, Sam Lowery is in paradise and no one can take that away.

[@andrewmcnamara6305]

According to TV Tropes this list would be an example of "The Bad Guy Wins."

[@dougim]

This guy makes me laugh. These days, I really appreciate that.

[@colinthedogfromspaced9365]

This guy could crush me like a grape but his arm flailing is hilarious . Thunderbirds called mate and they want YOU !

[@openskies11]

Paint Simon purple and put some ridges on his chin, and he could be Thanos' twin brother.

[@seantwigg]

I thought the same when I seen that Thanos still

[@vanessaserrano5074]

I was thinking the same jiji

[@ViolaXZ]

Without Warning (1994) should be mentioned too

[@Ertwin123]

The fact that Upgrade isn't on this list is criminal.

[@TheNightFlower]

Great article, couldn’t concentrate on it much because the host is an ABSOLUTE UNIT. 😍

[@tjputzier]

Phantasm, BOY! Favorite science fiction horror when I was a kid.

[@leeniehaus72]

How about "The Road"? Depressing AF. But fantastic. But damn, you'll have to watch something light immediately afterward.

[@feelesh]

@leeniehaus72 That's a great shout. And good advice for post-The Road viewing

[@casinodelonge]

@@feelesh Bachelor Party with Tom Hanks.

[@feelesh]

@@casinodelonge Thanks, I'm not familiar with Bachelor Party

[@jentalksbooks]

"I know I have problems!" Hilarious!! Same here!

[@Vanris99]

Can we get more of Simon on the main channel?

[@ajarnloma3368]

I think the main reason is Simon has a lot going on I think he runs his own personal channel and a reaction channel and also pursuing his pro wrestling career

[@primepm8861]

Thank you for using the Assembly Cut scene of Alien 3.

[@everetth-top4760]

Simon makes every video better. Who is with me?

[@kevin7314]

this guy is great, what's his name?

[@everetth-top4760]

@@kevin7314 Goldberg Jr.

[@mr.jimgeor]

Is it just me or his hands trully have a mind of their own?? I think that they' re talking to me. Thanos? Is that you?

[@laerciomabota2117]

Repo Men 2010, Avengers Infinity War, The Thing, Alien Covenant, Matrix Revolution!?!

[@CyReNiUsX]

Great video. I'd add The Mist which also changed the book ending. Deliciously depressing ending.

[@mjbsen]

RIP Ian Holm

[@hotties3v3n]

Baggins!!!😢🙏🙏

[@brooklynboogie1405]

“Ash” Alien & “Vito Cornelius” Priest 5Th Element.

[@FallenArtStudios]

I would've maybe thrown in 'Life', 'Cloverfield Paradox', 'AVP', 'City of Lost Children'

[@jakejekel5857]

City of Lost Children hell yes!

[@dmadisontn]

If I had a physique like Simon’s, I d wear a shirt just like that to highlight my workout accomplishments. Plus, he’s also a wrestler, so that body has got to be maintained at all times. Good on you Simon! Keep up the good work. All these guys are jealous of your physique! 💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@KEVMAN7987]

Technically the villains won in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Releasing the monsters did save the environment as seen in the news clippings in the end credits.

[@ThomasConservative]

The only thing I realized after watching this video... I need to get to the gym, when it opens ! :)

[@Jose-ht2lw]

As a huge sci-fi fan I can proudly say I watched all these movies, whether they are good or not, they were quite entertaining and fun to watch.

[@georgespottiswood4660]

"UPGRADE"....Can we start giving this absolutely EXCELLENT CULT CLASSIC some love?

[@mosiarmstrong]

LOL Simon over here looking like he about to take chocolate chip cookies to his kid's PTA meeting later on.

[@Kta8548i]

I love how nobody ever realizes that Lex won in BVS

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

How? Superman didn't kill Batman, so his goodness was still intact, and he wasn't killed by Batman, so his power was still intact. Then he died to save the world. How did Lex win?

[@Kta8548i]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx lex main goal was to kill Superman, mission accomplished 🤷 showing that as lex said Superman is not all powerful

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@Kta8548i Ooooooohhhhhhh!!! Mind blown!!! I mean, I already loved the film, and I've seen it several times, but I didn't even realize that! Man, that movie really is the gift that keeps on giving!

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom It really didn't tho.

[@Kta8548i]

@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom it didn't

[@williamthegreat2797]

At first i thought he was doing Sign Language lol

[@funkmasterdub]

Really enjoyed this.

[@Marcus-rb5md]

How did you miss Repo Men...lol. Great vid though. Have an awesome day

[@andykww]

Ex Machina Repomen I think is quite underrated imo.

[@leeman27534]

with cube, i was even thinking "hell the second, the person that makes it out just gets executed anyway, so they survived for nothing" and you mentioned it, nicely done.

[@QuickAsDreams]

"Collossus: The Forbin Project" from 1970. Early example of this and reasonably well-made. The ending was so unexpected for my 12-year old mind that when watched it a few years later the ending caught me off guard again!

[@emchamberlain]

Love this guy!

[@ohman4]

Great list! Would have added THE THING, the original PLANET OF THE APES and Colossus The Forbin Project

[@badredfinn2982]

Brightburn was great. Very dark. I actually liked Alien 3. 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers was also surprisingly good. Thanks for the vid.

[@TheGuerrillaPoet]

Guy looks like a refugee from a Guy Ritchie film.

[@craig7021]

Alright - I admit it. I appreciate what you did there at the start. Thumbs up @WhatCulture.

[@thomasbell8451]

“Ozzy Man Die Us” 😂

[@tshingis1235]

WTF! Miller?! Nice to see you here. Love your other channel.

[@irina1296]

Alien 3 doesn't have an evil ending. Sorry but Ellen Ripley wasn't immortal and the whole Alien franchise is not a romantic comedy. Alien 3 had a very impressive ending plus Ripley killing the newborn Queen of xenomorphs is one of the greatest scenes in the franchise. Brazil, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), 12 Monkeys are still brilliant movies

[@MrLeafeater]

Kinda got a point there...if we don't find out that evil won until the next movie, it's not much of a victory in the movie yer already in.

[@jaycejohnson6846]

Him: hey my eyes are up here! Me: wha...? 🤤

[@shikharsinghsarang460]

He looks like a combination of Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis. FINALLY Riggs n McClaine together 😂

[@douglasphillips5870]

When they published Clockwork Orange in America, the last chapter was missing for some reason, and that was the copy Kubrick had

[@devenscience8894]

FYI: Kubrick didn't change the ending of A Clockwork Orange, he just used the ending from the American release of the book, which throws out the last hopeful chapter, and leaves a more ominous finale. I never knew about the British happier ending until recently.

[@Matkamunkki]

Always greatly entertaining, Simon! I think you should also do a work out video...like Dorian said, is it because you talk with your hands so much that you as so ripped?

[@harryh3780]

Phase 4 - The ants win.

[@winsomehax]

Hahaha. Nice pick. Such an odd, brilliant and memorable movie.

[@slippyC73]

Isn't that like an Adam and Eve type ending? If it is the movie you are taking about? If I remember right there is male and female left at end. It made me think of society starting over

[@krisztianunpronounceable]

Fallen, with Denzel. One of my favs!

[@mikerooney3307]

you know, you can get them t-shirts in your size .

[@jomunjr]

Before watching my pic was 1978 invasion of the body snatchers. Glad it was here.

[@brianwilliams3329]

Galaxy Of Terror, which also happens to be a Sid Haig classic

[@Opacus02]

Netflix's I Am Mother

[@animetributes6996]

But the Daughter won that one

[@Opacus02]

@@animetributes6996 not really, the Daughter remains trapped in the bunker working under the "programming" that Mother has instilled in her. The scene where Mother kills the Woman clearly implies that her "purpose" was to help keep the Daughter controlled. The song Baby Mine should be another indicator, it appears at the beginning and end of the film.

[@talir71]

I love the "what if Superman was an asshole?" line! But, you forgot about "The Cabin in the Woods"!

[@jerpgrayson425]

My dude how did you over look the movie Upgrade? It was great

[@clayschuetz899]

Top five of this list are some of my favorites, especially Brazil and Twelve Monkeys

[@waynesivell1611]

He's got them crazy eyes

[@js-qs6iv]

The movie Clockwork Orange is based upon the American version of the book which is the first printing of the book. Because the author was desperate for the book to be printed he agreed for the last chapter to be deleted. Without the last chapter, evil wins in the book. In later versions of the book printed in other countries, this last chapter is added in which has the good guy ending where the main character learns the error of his ways and helps society move forward.

[@wendyhankins4873]

Oh my goodness. I could watch you all day! Extremely handsome!!

[@JackMcPhee]

Much more of Simon Miller please!!

[@david_innerkid]

In the 1980s sitcom Alf, the US government is shown multiple times looking for the alien that is hiding in the area, they mention the different ways in which they will torture him. In the show's last episode they manage to capture him.

[@bonfil1]

Prey or Prey 2 if you want to get serious about this!

[@thebabyfacedking7441]

I did like bright burn tho. And Billie eilish song bad guy playing right at the end....good stuff

[@jaylee9552]

😅 and i thought i was the only one that didn't mind the moive

[@furatceylan8]

A few these movies are definitely in this category and arguably are not as big or genre-specific, but the bad guys win.... - Fallen (1998, Denzel Washington, no sci-fi) - Upgrade (2018, Logan Marshall-Green) - I Am Mother (2019, Rose Byrne/ Hillary Swank) - Mother (2017, Jennifer Lawrence - no sci-fi) - Alien - Covenant (2017, Michael Fassbender) - Alien - Prometheus (2012, Michael Fassbender) - What Happened to Monday? (2017, Noomi Repace)

[@albizu75]

Someone else might have mentioned this one already but what about Colossus: The Forbin Project? Classic movie.

[@PowerOnFun]

...but Simon, what about The Thing (the 1982 version with Kurt Russell)?

[@michaelriley2312]

The more often I see 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I wonder if it would be a good thing for the aliens to take over. People are calmer, there is no more aggression which means the end of senseless conflicts, violence and wars.

[@kenwheeler3637]

Evilspeak (1981). Clint Howard plays a nerd in a military school that get bullied on a constant basis so through through the power of black magic and an Apple ][ he gets up to all sorts of diabolical fun.

[@rage4me]

'The Witch'... 'Hereditary'... and both are good slow burns too

[@johnmendoza6345]

Prettt good and well curated list.

[@judsongaiden9878]

4:24 "United Systems military, not some...greedy corporation." So basically Dahl instead of Hyperion.

[@johanvonbass]

A couple of more horror type ones for you. Splice - Adrian Brody doing bad Genetics..... very bad Genetics. Unsettling stuff. In the Mouth of Madness - Sam Neil, John Carpenter, cosmic horror in the Lovecraftian sense. Has a final scene that will stay with you

[@torturapesnorrarape]

I didn't get the same feeling from the ending of the invasion of the body snatcher. My thoughts on it are that he sees her coming up and about to blow her cover and instead of risking his life he instead pretends to be a body snatcher by outing her. This also left the thought - how many humans are out there doing the same?

[@andrews4299]

that nuke ending is beautiful

[@lucario2able]

The Cube was AMAZING